La chaleur humide et les orages continuent aux États-Unis, mais la fin arrive bientôt
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La chaleur humide et les orages continuent aux États-Unis, mais la fin arrive bientôt

Humid heat and storms continue in the United States, but the end is coming soon

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The New York TimesAugust 10, 2026View Source

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La chaleur humide et les orages continuent aux États-Unis cette semaine.

Heavy heat and storms continue in the United States this week.

chaleurheathumidemuggy/humidetandoragesstormscontinuentcontinueauxin theÉtats-UnisUnited Statescettethissemaineweek
Le temps reste très chaud dans le Midwest et le Nord-Est du pays.

The weather remains very hot in the Midwest and the Northeast of the country.

tempsweatherresteremainstrèsverychaudhotdansinetandNord-EstNortheastduof thepayscountry
Beaucoup de gens souffrent de l'humidité élevée depuis plusieurs jours.

Many people are suffering from high humidity for several days.

beaucoupmanydeofgenspeoplesouffrentsufferdefromhumiditéhumidityélevéehighdepuissince/forplusieursseveraljoursdays
Des orages violents peuvent causer des inondations dans certaines régions.

Violent storms can cause floods in certain regions.

oragesstormsviolentsviolentpeuventcan/are able tocausercausedessomeinondationsfloodsdansincertainescertainrégionsregions
Les experts disent que cette situation va bientôt changer.

Experts say that this situation is going to change soon.

disentsayquethatcettethisvais goingbientôtsoonchangerchange
Un nouvel air plus frais arrivera du Canada vers le milieu de la semaine.

New cooler air will arrive from Canada around the middle of the week.

nouvelnewplusmorefraiscool/fresharriverawill arrivedufrom theverstowardsmilieumiddledeofsemaineweek
Ce changement apportera des températures plus basses et un ciel plus clair.

This change will bring lower temperatures and a clearer sky.

cethischangementchangeapporterawill bringdessometempératurestemperaturesplusmorebasseslowetandcielskyplusmoreclairclear
Les habitants pourront enfin éteindre leur climatisation pour quelques jours.

Residents will finally be able to turn off their air conditioning for a few days.

habitantsresidentspourrontwill be able toenfinfinallyéteindreturn offleurtheirclimatisationair conditioningpourforquelquesa fewjoursdays
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chaleur
heat
"La chaleur est insupportable aujourd'hui."
orage
storm
"Il y a un gros orage ce soir."
frais
cool / fresh
"J'aime l'air frais du matin."
éteindre
to turn off
"N'oubliez pas d'éteindre la lumière."
inondation
flood
"La pluie a causé une inondation dans la rue."
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